Basketball and football washing head

ABSTRACT

A brush contained head for ball washing machines. This device consists primarily of a pair of spaced apart end plates which include brackets for portably carrying the brush arms and a pair of concave brushes, one secured to each of the plates, the plates include adjustment screws for adjusting the spacing apart of the scrubbing brushes to accommodate a football or basketball.

United States Patent 1 Morris 11] 3,748,681 [451 July 31,1973

[ BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL WASHING HEAD [76] Inventor: Milan SamuelMorris, PO. Box 214,

Towner, C010. 81080 [22] Filed: Oct. 22, 1971 [21] Appl. No.2 191,587

[52] U.S. Cl 15/183, 15/21 A, 15/160, 15/201 [51] Int. Cl A46b 13/02[58] Field of Search 15/21 A, 21 B, 56, 15/57, 58, 59, 65, 70, 73, 97 R,101, 183

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,622,130 3/1927 Boyd 15/563,103,677 9/1963 Gallant 15/21 A 3,072,936 10/1963 McCormick 15/21 AFOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 863,272 1/1953 Germany 15/56 PrimaryExaminerEdward L. Roberts [57] ABSTRACT A brush contained head for ballwashing machines. This device consists primarily of a pair of spacedapart end plates which include brackets for portably carrying the brusharms and a pair of concave brushes, one secured to each of the plates,the plates include adjustment screws for adjusting the spacing apart ofthe scrubbing brushes to accommodate a football orbasketball.

4 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL WASHING HEAD Thisinvention relates to rotary scrub brushes and more particularly to abasketball and football washing head for a ball washing machine.

It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide abasketball and football washing head for a ball washing machine whichwill have adjustable arms to which the brushes are fastened in order toaccommodate either a football or basketball.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which will include a pair of parallel, spaced apart end platesof hexagonal or circular shape, the end plates serving to pivotablycarrying the arms of the brushes and concaved brushes for the ends of afootball.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a washing head ofthe type described which will have adjustable screw members which willbear against the extending ends of the brush arms so as to either spacethe arms further apart from each other or close them inwardly so as toaccommodate the peripheral surface of a football or the like.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a football andbasketball washing head of the type described which will have brushsurfaces covering the entire peripheral surface of the ball so that whenthe machine is started, it will thoroughly scrub the ball when thedevice is rotated by power means.

Other objects of this invention are to provide a basketball and footballwashing head which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture,rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will become readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification together with the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of the present invention shown in elevation andremoved from a ball washing machine;

FIG. 2 is a face view of one of the end plates of the device of FIG. 1;and

FIG. 3 is a rear view of FIG. 2.

According to this invention, a basketball and football washing head isshown to include a pair of parallel, spaced apart end plates 11 and 12of hexagonal configuration. A plurality of radially spaced apartbrackets 13 freely carry an extending arm 14 secured fixedly to a brush15. A pivot pin 16 is carried transversely through each of the arms 14and pin 16 is carried within the brackets 13 which enables the arms 14to be moved inwards and outwards in a manner which hereinafter will bedescribed.

Also carried on the end plates 11 and 12 is a concaved brush 17 forengaging the outer ends of a ball.

Each of the end plates 11 also carries a plurality of set screws 19which abut with the extending ends 20 of the brush arms 14. The setscrews 19 provide adjustment means for the spacing apart of the arms 14carrying the brushes 15.. I

In use, the arms 14 are adjusted to accommodate football 21 by means ofthe screws 19. When the arms 14 are properly adjusted, they may bepivoted outwards so that the football 21 may be received between thebrushes 15. After the placement of ball 21 within the head 10, springs22 are engaged with the outsides of the arms 14 so that the brushes 15will bear against the outer peripheral surface of the ball 21 so thatwhen the head 10 is operated, the brushes 15 will thus clean the ball21.

For use with a basketball, (not shown), the arms 14 are then readjustedby means of the screws 19 so as to accommodate the outer peripheralsurface of a basketball.

What I claim is:

1. A basketball and football washing head for a ball washing machine,comprising a pair of parallel, spaced apart end plates for mounting thehead within the ball washing machine, said end plates each having oneface opposing one face of the other plate, a plurality of radiallyspaced apart brackets mounted on each end plate on said opposing faceproviding pivot support means for brush arms for scrubbing the outerperipheral surface of a football or basketball, a pair of concavedbrushes carried by said plates on said opposing faces providingscrubbing means for the ends of a football, brush arms pivotally mountedon said pivot support means, brushes mounted on said brush arms, meanson said arms for biasing said arms inwards, a plurality of adjustablescrews carried by said end plates providing a means for adjusting saidbrush arms inwards or outwards of said head so as to' accommodate eithera football or basketball.

2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein said brackets of saidplate are fixedly secured to one face of said plates and said bracketsfreely and pivotably carry said arms containing said scrub brushes whichwill engage the outer peripheral surfaces of the ball when placed withinsaid head, said arms being supported upon pivot pins, one pin each, andsaid pin is carried by said brackets of said plates.

3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein each of said armscontaining said brushes includes an offset and extending end portion,said end portion serving to abutt with one of said screws which providessaid adjusting means means for closing said arms and said brushestogether or increasing the space therebetween and said arms containingsaid brushes in combination with said concaved brushes serve to coverthe entire peripheral surface of the ball carried within said head inorder to efficiently wash said ball.

4. The combination according to claim 3, wherein said ball is placedwithin said head by spreading said arms apart and when said brushes ofsaid arms are in engagement with the outer peripheral surface of saidball springs are placed upon the outer end surfaces of said arms so asto springly urge said brushes and arms towards said ball so that whensaid machine is operated, said ball will be thoroughly washed when themachine carrying said head is turned to the on position.

1. A basketball and football washing head for a ball washing machine,comprising a pair of parallel, spaced apart end plates for mounting thehead within the ball washing machine, said end plates each having oneface opposing one face of the other plate, a plurality of radiallyspaced apart brackets mounted on each end plate on said opposing faceproviding pivot support means for brush arms for scrubbing the outerperipheral surface of a football or basketball, a pair of concavedbrushes carried by said plates on said opposing faces providingscrubbing means for the ends of a football, brush arms pivotally mountedon said pivot support means, brushes mounted on said brush arms, meanson said arms for biasing said arms inwards, a plurality of adjustablescrews carried by said end plates providing a means for adjusting saidbrush arms inwards or outwards of said head so as to accommodate eithera football or basketball.
 2. The combination according to claim 1,wherein said brackets of said plate are fixedly secured to one face ofsaid plates and said brackets freely and pivotably carry said armscontaining said scrub brushes which will engage the outer peripheralsurfaces of the ball when placed within said head, said arms beingsupported upon pivot pins, one pin each, and said pin is carried by saidbrackets of said plates.
 3. The combination according to claim 2,wherein each of said arms containing said brushes includes an offset andextending end portion, said end portion serving to abutt with one ofsaid screws which provides said adjusting means means for closing saidarms and said brushes together or increasing the space therebetween andsaid arms containing said brushes in combination with said concavedbrushes serve to cover the entire peripheral surface of the ball carriedwithin said head in order to efficiently wash said ball.
 4. Thecombination according to claim 3, wherein said ball is placed withinsaid head by spreading said arms apart and when said brushes of saidarms are in engagement with the outer peripheral surface of said ballsprings are placed upon the outer end surfaces of said arms so as tospringly urge said brushes and arms towards said ball so that when saidmachine is operated, said ball will be thoroughly washed when themachine carrying said head is turned to the on position.